The Theatre of Distinction Award goes to South Carolina Children’s Theatre, the Theatre Advocacy Award goes to Bert Wakeley and the 2018 Lifetime Service Award goes to Jimm Cox, formerly of USC Upstate. Chad Henderson of the Trustus Theatre will...
BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC There’s no place like Dorman. There’s no place like Dorman. There’s no place like Dorman. This mantra will likely be felt, if not spoken, all weekend as Spartanburg School District 6 and the Dorman Theatre...
BY SANDY STAGGS ARTS WRITER The Spartanburg Youth Theatre begins its 2017-18 season with a real perky porker in a untangled web of heroics and friendship. That’s right, that original pet pig Wilbur is back with his friend Charlotte the...
BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC While most school districts have moved up their school calendar to accommodate the epic solar eclipse that will leave a swath of darkness across the Upstate in a couple of weeks, Spartanburg District 6’s theatre...
Hey Woodmont, You’re So Fine You Blow My Mind! Hey Woodmont! BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC The cult classic film “Bring It On” with Kirsten Dunst did for millennials what the 1970s Dallas Cowboys pin-up gals and Toni Basil’s infectious...
BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC What’s not to love about Artios Academies “The Music Man”? Infectious marches, riveting brass orchestrations, barber shop quartets, quirky townspeople, massive musical numbers and a romance all rolled into a feel-good family show with parts...
